Many thanks to all schools who came along to Benenden School’s Eleventh Model United Nations Conference. We enjoyed hosting you all. Congratulations to everyone, especially the award winners (but also to many first timers for getting stuck in!)

Mark your calendars for next year:

BMUNXII is Monday 9 December 2019.

Invitations will be sent out as usual just before the Summer holidays.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our Eleventh MUN conference. The finishing touches are being made to Briefing Papers and they will be uploaded soon. Keep doing your own preparation and research in the meantime. Many thanks to the schools who have now submitted the names of their delegates to our Sec-Gen.

BMUN10 drew to a close yesterday evening. Another successful MUN conference – we hope you all enjoyed the experience. Commiserations to those schools who were unable to travel yesterday. We missed you, and your contributions – but we still had a really stimulating day of debate.

At the beginning of committee you will be asked to introduce yourself and give more detail on what your role entails and what power you have (you will receive a summary at the start of the day as well).

The Scenario

Yesterday the investment bank, Lehman Sisters, collapsed. The Dow fell 800 points in one day. British bank, Southern Stone, is facing a liquidity crisis after borrowing large sums of money. Customers are queuing round the block to withdraw their savings. The country finds itself in the midst of a recession, unemployment is at its highest since 2009.

Your cabinet has imposed a hard Brexit, where the UK is not a member of the single market, does not accept free movement and is not part of the customs union. This is coming into effect in 3 months, discussions about the trade deal with the EU are still ongoing.

Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran are growing. More details can be found here:

Many thanks to everyone who helped make BMUN IX happen and congratulations to all those who received awards (as well as those who perhaps made their first POI or speech). Check out the videos of the day here

The countdown is most definitely on for the day of BMUN IX. To all visiting schools: drive safely and we look forward to welcoming you after 11am. Please note this year Registration will take place in the Theatre Foyer. This is where everything can be collected. Advisor badges will be in one of the Delegation envelopes. Make sure you all pick up your Handbooks for all the crucial information about rest of the day. See you tomorrow!